Summer Of '09: What The Jackets Are Up To

May 27, 2009

For some Georgia Tech student-athletes, the summer is when they get better — a time for work and working out. For others, there is travel overseas. A sample of what various Yellow Jacket student-athletes are up to this summer:

Men’s Basketball Lance Storrs — participated in John Lucas’ skills camp recently in Houston. Also, playing on a traveling team of college players for a week in Nassau, Bahamas Brad Sheehan — going to participate in the Pete Newell big man camp in August Iman Shumpert — has been invited to be a college counselor in the Darren Williams Nike Skills Camp and the LeBron James Camp D’Andre Bell — is going home to Los Angeles

Men’s Golf Cameron Tringale — rather than turn pro after the NCAA Championship, will remain an amateur this summer, play a full amateur schedule and try to make the Walker Cup team.

Track and Field Billy Mateker — has a fellowship for undergraduate research in advanced materials at Tech. Specifically, he is going to research carbon nanotubes for use in electronics. Mellany Stanislaus — going to Spain at the end of June to study and earn credits for Spanish minor Mykhail Chambers — interning with Ameren Utilities in Illinois. Will also participate in Athletes in Action track and field development camp in Ohio. Alana Clooten — interning with Accenture – an Atlanta consulting firm – working on a project with Cox Communications

Softball Jen Yee — playing for Team Canada Whitney Haller — will be an intern at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Caroline Hilton — will be doing research in the air transportation lab here at Georgia Tech and will work on air traffic control and auto pilot systems